Buying gifts for men is =
not nearly as complicated as it is for women. Follow these rules and you =
should have no problems.
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Rule #1: When in doubt – buy him a cordless drill. It does =
not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has =
yet to complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. =
No one knows why.
Rule =
#2: If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the =
word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words. "Hey =
George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. By-the-way, are you =
through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one knows why. =
Rule =
#3: If you are really, =
really broke, buy him anything for his car, a 99 cent ice scraper, a =
small bottle of deicer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. =
Men love gifts for their cars. No one knows why. =
Rule #4: Never buy =
men bathrobes. Once I was told that if God had wanted men to wear =
bathrobes, He wouldn’t have invented undershorts. =
Rule #5: You can buy =
men new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you =
have a lot of money, buy your man a big-screen TV with the little =
picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and =
flips.
Rule #6: Buy =
men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of =
weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. "Socks. Shorts. =
Cups. saucers. Door. Lock. Sink." You get the idea. No one knows =
why.
Rule #7: Never =
buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the =
box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left =
over. No one knows why.
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Rule #8: Men enjoy danger. That’s why they never cook – but =
they will barbecue. (No one knows why) Get him a monster barbecue with a =
100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. "Oh the =
thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?" =
Rule #9: It’s hard =
to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension ladder. Never =
buy a real man a stepladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one =
knows why.
Rule #10: =
Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least =
the Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8" =
manila rope. No one knows why.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"